1 Corinthians 15:36

Thou foole, that which thou sowest, is not quickened except it die.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

You fool! That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies;
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not quickened except it die:
- American Standard Version (1901)

Foolish man, it is necessary for the seed which you put into the earth to undergo death in order that it may come to life again:
- Basic English Bible

Fool; what *thou* sowest is not quickened unless it die.
- Darby Bible

Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not vivified except it die:
- Webster's Bible

Foolish man! the seed you yourself sow has no life given to it unless it first dies;
- Weymouth Bible

You foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies.
- World English Bible

Vnwise man, that thing that thou sowist, is not quykened, but it die first;
- Wycliffe Bible

unwise! thou -- what thou dost sow is not quickened except it may die;
- Youngs Literal Bible

Wesley's Notes for 1 Corinthians 15:36

15:36 To the inquiry concerning the manner of rising, and the quality of the bodies that rise, the Apostle answers first by a similitude, #1Cor 15:36 |- 42, and then plainly and directly, #1Cor 15:42|,43. That which thou sowest, is not quickened into new life and verdure, except it die - Undergo a dissolution of its parts, a change analogous to death. Thus St. Paul inverts the objection; as if he had said, Death is so far from hindering life, that it necessarily goes before it.